The Nacogdoches Dragons are taking a road trip to square off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Nacogdoches nor Jacksonville posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Nacogdoches had to suffer through a 42-10 loss at the hands of Rudder. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Rangers are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, Jacksonville fell victim to Athens and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Hornets, falling 31-0. The Fightin' Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Didier Mares put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 116 yards.
Nacogdoches' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Nacogdoches was able to grind out a solid victory over Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, winning 27-14. Does Nacogdoches have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jacksonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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